Why is citrus one of the 5 Cs of Arizona? What led to its decline?
The 5 C’s were a way to highlight the industries that created Arizona’s economy. Listen to Valley 101 to learn how this impacted the state.
Valley 101 · The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com
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Show Notes
If you grew up in Arizona as a young kid, chances are you learned about the five Cs of Arizona in school. But if you didn’t, maybe you’ve heard about them and wondered how they came to be.
What are those five Cs? How did Arizona even get this alliteration?
This week on Valley 101, a podcast from The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, we dive into the history of the five C's and answer the listener-submitted question, "what happened to derail the citrus industry in Arizona?" We also dig deeper into the impact the citrus industry has on Arizona's economy.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Philip VanderMeer, a retired Arizona State University professor of American and Arizona history
- Selwyn Justice, a fifth generation citrus grower in Arizona
- Archival audio from an educational documentary from the 1930s
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